Originally Posted By: SwampDonkey
Thanks for the great info Raspy!

How difficult would it be to power a normal household natural gas furnace (fan, ignition, controls) with a portable gas generator?

My most common difficulty at our home would be a long-term power outage in the winter, therefore no heat in the house because the furnace would not run.

Mike



If you use natural gas or propane to heat one of those vent less wall heaters would be a good heat source. I have seen them for as little as $150.00 in the off season. I have a friend that uses one and it heats most of his home, the furnace only kicks on, on the coldest of days.

You want to buy one that does not have a fan, this way it needs no electricity to heat.

I think they are close to 100% efficient.
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